Ch. 2441..2450

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2441-“She went looking for you?" Luke frowned. He thought Allison dared not to look for Old Master Crawford. He did not expect that Allison would have the guts to do so.

"She can't cause any trouble with just a call. Enjoy your vacation. I'm hanging up." Old Master Crawford set his worries aside after knowing where Luke had gone.

Even though Luke did not tell him why he had headed to X City, the old master knew it was mostly because of Allison.

Old Master Crawford also knew that Luke had been working hard and that he should take a break from work. That was why he decided to help him to deal with Allison.

Luke's face turned gloomy after the call ended.

“Daddy, what's wrong?" Lanie asked first.

"Nothing." Luke was not planning to tell the kids about Allison's matter. She was their grandmother, after all. He was trying to ensure that the kids still had somewhat of a good impression of Allison.

The three kids exchanged glances with each other and thought something must have happened.

It was just that their father refused to tell them about it.

Luke unblocked Allison's phone number and gave her one last warning: [I'm not going to pay for your surgery costs if you disturb Grandpa.]

Luke had not deducted Allison's allowance. It was the money she deserved.

Allison would make a big deal out of it if Luke deducted her allowance, and it would eventually affect the Crawford family and T Corporation.

However, Luke could choose not to pay for her surgery costs.

Allison's surgery was meaningless. If she dared to make a big deal out of it, Luke could always counterattack.

Before Allison could reply to Luke's message, Luke blocked her again. Then, he stood up and said, "I'm going to pay for lunch."

The moment Luke left the private room, the three kids whispered to one another in front of Luca, "Something's wrong with Daddy."

"And it must be related to the family."

They nodded and turned to look at Luca.

With the three of them staring at her, Luca explained helplessly, "Just like you, I know nothing." Luca had her guesses, but she would not tell the kids since Luke did not intend to let them know about it.

“Perhaps it's Grandma causing trouble again." Tommy was smart and hit the mark right away.

“When is Grandma going back to Seoul?" Rainie asked and frowned. Although Allison was their grandmother, they were more worried about their father.

If it were not for their Daddy being strong enough, he would have been screwed over by their grandmother countless times.

“Probably after the New Year," Lanie guessed. He heard the adults talking about it before.

They said Allison would be coming back for the New Year. Hence, she should be going back after the New Year.

“Oh," replied Rainie. Then, she did not say anything more.

After Luke paid for the lunch and left the restaurant with Luca and the kids, they headed to the supermarket to get some ingredients and seasonings for the barbecue tonight.

Luca was the one who was responsible for choosing the ingredients.

Luke noticed that Luca had been choosing the ingredients that were not marinated. Therefore, Luca would have to marinate the ingredients herself after going back home. Luke said, “Just buy the marinated ingredients. It saves trouble."

The cook would only come to work when her shift started. It would take two to three hours to marinate the ingredients.

Hence, the job of marinating the ingredients would be left to Luca.

Luke did not want her to be too tired.

Luca smiled and replied, “The marinated ingredients here don't taste as good as the ones marinated at home. Besides, there's a huge difference in taste preferences between A City and X City. I think it'd be better to go for something we're familiar with since we're going to receive guests like Mr. Mallory and Nina."

“I agree. The ingredients Ms. Luca prepared will taste better than the ones in the supermarket." Tommy was a greedy little kid. He went along with Luca's words, knowing that Luca's homemade food would certainly taste better than the ones in the supermarket.

“You little greedy cat." Luke could not help but shake his head when he looked at the child.

Tommy grinned and looked at them.

After getting the ingredients, Luke carried two big bags and left. Luca was responsible for holding the kids' hands and followed him.

Luke placed the ingredients in the car. Just then, he received a message from Percy.

After Luke saw the message, he said to Luca, “They've already arrived in X City. They'll be reaching the ancestral home in half an hour."

Luca nodded, fastened her seat belt, and replied, "Let's hurry back home."

“Okay." After Luke fastened his seat belt, he drove back to the ancestral home.

There was another batch of people surrounding outside the wall of the mansion, and there were more people at this hour.

Luca could not help but ask, “Has this place become one of the attractions in X City?"

“I guess so," replied Luke. The designs of this villa, including the exterior wall, made a beautiful scenery.

The landscaper and Luke had spent a lot of effort on the designs of the exterior wall.

Although the exterior wall was special, they made sure the security system was working too. They were hidden by the beautiful scenes. However, once someone tried to climb over the wall or do something suspicious, the security system would send out a warning.

Many construction companies would come to observe and imitate what they had done to the exterior walls because of this.

Luca was not very surprised to see the people outside the wall.

After all, Luke's architectural design was recognized globally.

The car drove into the villa with those people looking at it. It attracted another bunch of onlookers.

Luca kept on looking behind her. She was worried that someone would break in. Only when the gate was completely closed did she let out a sigh of relief.

After Luke parked the car in the parking lot, Otto walked toward the car and opened the car trunk. He took two bags of ingredients out of it.

“Young Master Luke, Madam, please go into the villa. Leave these to me," said Otto.

Although he was the butler, he gave the others the impression of the simplicity and honesty of the citizens in X City.

As he said that, he carried the two bags of ingredients and headed into the villa.

Luca and the kids walked past the courtyard and returned to the villa too. After she got changed, she said to Luke, who was beside her, “I'm going to the kitchen to marinate the ingredients first."

“Okay." Luke nodded and looked at the three kids.

“Daddy, you can leave us be. We brought our calligraphy homework here. I'm going to do my homework," Tommy spoke first.

Luke stroked his head and replied, “Okay. Off you go."

The three kids headed upstairs to finish their calligraphy homework.

Luca bought a lot of ingredients. Luke thought it would be tiring for Luca to marinate all the ingredients all by herself. Hence, he walked into the kitchen and said, “Let me help you."

“Mr. Crawford?" Luca turned around and looked at him, only to see him walk straight toward her while rolling up his sleeves.

“Is there anything I can do?" Luke asked.

Luca frowned and reminded him, “Mr. Crawford, you might dirty your shirt."

Every shirt Luke wore was expensive. It would be hard to wash it off if he stained his shirt.

Luke saw a sky-blue colored apron beside. He took it and put it on right away.

Luca raised her brows after furrowing them. Was he not afraid of getting dirty?

“What's wrong?" Luke noticed the changes in her expression. He lowered his head and glanced at the apron.

It was a normal apron, and it was a unisex apron. Besides, Luke had already tied it around himself.

"Aren't you worried that someone has used the apron before?" asked Luca. She took a bag of chicken wings out of the bag beside her. She remembered Nina loved eating barbecued chicken wings.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2442-"I'll get changed later," replied Luke. He would always put his principles and habits aside in front of her.

What mattered was that she was happy.

Luca placed the chicken wings in front of him and asked, "Do you know how to cut small crosswise slits?"

"Huh?" Luke seldom entered the kitchen. He did not know how to cook either. It was his first time hearing the words she said.

Luca picked up one of the chicken wings and a knife. Then, she cut small crosswise slits on the front and back of the chicken wing and said, "Something like this. It'll let the marinade cover more of the surface of the meat."

"Easy." Luke took the knife from Luca and began to do his job seriously.

Luca watched Luke cut the slits on the chicken wing. After making sure he had no problem with it, she started cleaning the beef ribs and marinating them.

It was supposed to take around an hour to finish marinating the ingredients, but Luca was able to finish it in half an hour with Luke's help.

Luca let out a sigh of relief after she placed all the marinated ingredients into the fridge.

Luca leaned against the kitchen countertop and watched Luke wash his hands. Then, he took off the apron and hung it back. Then, he washed his hands again. She could not help but smile.

The man who said he did not mind getting dirty a moment ago was unable to stand the dirtiness now.

Luca lowered her voice and said, "Mr. Crawford, go get changed. I'm guessing Mr. Mallory and Nina will be here soon."

"Okay. I'll go get changed first." Luke walked out of the kitchen and headed upstairs to get changed.

After Luca washed her hands, she left the kitchen and came upstairs too.

She needed to get changed as well.

Luca pushed the bedroom door open. Only then did she realize Luke was getting changed.

Luke had taken off his shirt, revealing his muscular chest.

Luca's face turned red at once. She turned away and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't know you were getting changed here..."

Luke gave an evil laugh and walked toward her. He closed the door behind her and looked at her reddened face. A desire to tease her aroused within him as he asked, "Are you embarrassed?"

Luca bit her lips as Luke closed the distance between them. She could hear her heart pounding.

"Haven't you seen it and touched it before?" Luke chucked in a low voice. His deep, hoarse voice rang in her ears, and it made her burn with embarrassment.

Even her ears were red now.

"Mr. Crawford..."

The moment Luca called his name, Luke leaned closer to her earlobe and gently kissed it.

Luca remained rooted in the spot. Her body trembled as Luke moved closer to her, and her hands were pressing against his chest.

It was as though the skin on his chest was burning with fire. It was so warm that it burned her palms.

"Don't be shy," teased Luke. He grabbed Luca by the waist and pulled her into his arms. It was such an aggressive move.

A hint of danger swept across his words. Luca knew things would get out of hand if she did not stop him now.

Luca's cheeks were red, and when she was about to push him away, there came a knock on the door behind her.

Luca was dumbfounded for a moment. She was worried that the kids would enter the bedroom right away. The nerves in her body immediately tensed up.

Luke blocked the door from inside with one of his arms and asked, "Who's there?"

"Young Master Luke, the guests are here." Otto's voice came from outside the door.

"Okay. I'll head down after getting changed," replied Luke as he let go of Luca.

Luca quickly ran away from him like a rabbit.

"I'm getting changed too," said Luca. She opened the closet, took a shirt out, and walked into the bathroom.

Luke was getting changed outside the bathroom, so she put on her clothes in the bathroom.

After Luca put on her shirt, she was worried that she might see something she should not see if she opened the door now. She waited for a while behind the bathroom door. She secretly counted to 100, and only then did she open the door.

Luca met Luke's playful smile right away, and he said, "I thought you were going to stay in there forever."

"No way. Mr. Mallory and Nina are here. Mr. Crawford, let's go down," said Luca as she walked toward the door.

The smile on Luke's face was happy. Although he did not get to satisfy his desires, it amused him to see Luca being shy.

The two of them made their way down the stairs. They saw Percy and Nina sitting on the sofa in the living room with four suitcases beside them.

Percy gave Luke a mocking smile when he saw him coming down. "Hey, Mr. Crawford is finally coming downstairs."

"I didn't keep you waiting that long." Luke's smile disappeared from his face as he replied with an expressionless face.

“Yeah, but it usually doesn't take you that long to come downstairs. Could it be that you were doing something embarrassing upstairs?" Percy shot him a meaningful look. The mocking smile on his face was getting wider.

"No matter what embarrassing things I was doing, I'm still better than you." Luke rolled his eyes at him. "You got tricked to come back here. I couldn't believe you'd believe such a thing."

The smile on Percy's face disappeared when Luke mentioned this. He clicked his tongue helplessly. "Ts." He said, "Honestly, I didn't know Old Master Mallory would go as far as cursing himself."

Nina nudged Percy's arm with her elbow, signaling him to stop talking about it.

After all, Old Master Mallory was willing to go as far as embarrassing himself to do such a thing.

Percy was ashamed, but it was also shameful for Old Master Mallory to do such a thing too. They should not talk about it.

Percy understood what Nina meant. He changed the subject of the conversation. He held Nina's hand, lifted it, and said, "Besides, there's one more thing you're wrong about. We're now officially married."

Luca noticed that the diamond ring on Nina's finger was different from the previous one.

Besides, Nina wore the ring on her middle finger back then. Now, she was wearing the ring on her ring finger. Luca asked in surprise, "You're married?"

"Yes. We registered our marriage abroad." Speaking of marriage, Nina put on a happy and blissful smile on her face.

Nina thought it was merely a vacation.

She only realized that Percy had already gotten everything prepared in advance when he brought her to the city hall and took out the documents they needed.

Nina was alone without other family members. Hence, she nodded and agreed to marry Percy.

She wanted to marry Percy badly and have a child of their own.

"All we have to do is take the marriage certificate we got from abroad to the city hall in A City. Then, our marriage will be legal in our country too." Percy was on cloud nine. This time, he was much faster than Luke.

Luke was annoyed looking at how happy Percy was.

This guy knew that there were obstacles between Luca and Luke's relationship. That was why he came here to show how happy he was to be able to get married.

Luke could not be bothered to talk to him anymore.

Luca noticed that and said, "Let me help you to get your suitcases to the guest room."

Then, she rose to her feet as she was about to help them.

Luke grabbed her hand and said, "Leave it to Percy."

"But there are so many suitcases. How can he do it alone..." Luca hesitated.

"Luke's here to help, right?" Percy turned to look at Luke. There were four suitcases, and the two of them could carry two each.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2443-Luke sat on the sofa and shot him a cold glance.

Percy was still showing off to him that he and Nina were officially married. It was clearly an act of provocation.

Luke was very unhappy with that.

"Mr. Crawford, you should do what a host should do. You weren't thinking of letting Dr. Craw help me, right? The suitcases are quite heavy." Percy smiled and looked at him with that scheming look on his face.

Of course, Luke would not let Luca do such things. He immediately stood up and said, "I'll do it."

Percy picked up two suitcases and said, "As your friend, I'm thoughtful enough to carry the heavy ones for you. You can carry the lighter ones."

Luke picked up the rest of the suitcases. The suitcases were not that heavy either. Hence, it was easy for him to pick them up.

Percy turned to look at him and said, "Let's go. Lead the way."

Luke headed upstairs without saying a word.

Nina watched the two of them make their way up the stairs until they went out of sight. Then, she looked at Luca with embarrassment. "Luca, I'm sorry. We didn't mean to disturb you and Mr. Crawford."

"Why are you saying this..." Luca looked at the diamond ring on her finger and Nina's eyes that were filled with joy. Nina must be happy now.

She must be happy to be able to marry the man she loved the most.

Luca was married to the man she loved before, and she also had a ring that represented Luke's sincerity and love for her. However, Abel had taken her ring off. She had no idea where the ring was now.

Perhaps it was still with Abel.

Still, the chances of Able throwing it into the ocean were high too.

It was almost impossible to look for a diamond ring in the ocean.

Luca said, "Congratulations, you've become Mrs. Mallory."

"Thank you." Nina flashed a blissful smile when Luca mentioned her marriage.

It made others envious of their happiness.

Luca loved seeing Nina smiling so happily.

She sincerely wished that the happy smile on Nina's face could last forever.

Nina glanced at the stairs. Percy and Luke had not gotten down yet. Then, she asked Luca “Luca, you didn't agree to help me to nurse my health when I asked you to help me back then. Can you help me now?"

Previously, Nina wanted to get pregnant. She even went to see the doctor. The doctor told her that her previous miscarriage had affected her health badly. Even though many years had passed, Nina did not nurse her health when the miscarriage first happened. Hence, it would be hard for her to get pregnant with her current health condition.

However, that did not mean she could not get pregnant.

According to the doctor, she had to nurse her health.

Besides, it would be best if she could nurse her health with naturopathic medicine, and Nina knew someone who knew naturopathy well.

Nina trusted Luca fully.

"I promised you that I'd be sure to help you once you were married and you wanted to have a baby," replied Luca. She signaled Nina to roll her sleeves.

Luca knew what had happened to Nina back then. That was why she knew what her condition was even without checking her pulse.

Nina rolled her sleeve and placed her hand on the coffee table. Then, she said, "Uh, I had a miscarriage before..."

"Okay. That was in the past. Our goal is to nurse your health now and get you pregnant," Luca pretended to be relaxed as she placed her fingers on Nina's pulse.

Naturopathy focused on providing a holistic approach to treating health problems. If Luca could figure out Nina's health problems by checking her pulse, she would be able to nurse her health.

After a while, Luca asked Nina to change to another hand.

At last, she said, "Your body is weak. It's probably caused by emotional stress and staying up late for work. Besides, you have some hormone issues. You didn't nurse your health back then, right?"

"Many things had happened to my family back then. I didn't get to nurse my health." Nina recalled the time when Pierre forced her to abort the baby.

She insisted on going to work before her body had recovered.

Nina thought she was still young, so it was nothing to her.

Now she realized that she was too naive. She had no idea her stubbornness would affect her health to this extent.

"It's okay. It's not too late to nurse your health." Luca picked up her phone and began to write down the prescription. "You're still young now. Anyway, you've gone to see a doctor, right?"

"Yes. I went through a lot of examinations," answered Nina. What the doctor said was almost the same thing Luca told her.

Luca asked, "The doctor gave you folic acid, right?"

"Yes." Nina was a little nervous. She believed in Luca, but Luca was too serious when she was checking Nina's pulse.

Nina thought she could not get pregnant anymore.

Luca wrote the prescription and sent it to Nina. Then, she said, "I've sent it to you. Take a look at it. The medicines can be found in pharmacies. It's just that you'll have to spend some time decocting it. Plus, it'll taste bitter..."

Luca knew Nina did not like bitter foods, so she reminded her.

"It's okay. I can do this." Nina secretly made up her mind. She had to strive hard for the sake of her baby.

"And continue to take the folic acid. It takes a month for a course of treatment. I'll check on you again after a month. You'll be ready to get pregnant once your health has recovered," reminded Luca. She was envious of Nina.

She took things one step at a time. Now, she was married and preparing to get pregnant.

Luca recalled everything that had happened between her and Luke. She still felt that her relationship with Luke was like a dream.

It was as though she was dreaming.

It felt like she was watching a TV drama and a movie. It was just like a dream.

"A month?" Nina was slightly surprised. She thought it would take half a year or a whole year to nurse her health.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2444-Percy turned to look at Luca worriedly and said, “Dr. Craw, is she alright?"

“It's not a big deal. That's what white-collar workers face these days. If she nurses her health, nothing bad is going to happen to her." Luca knew what Nina was thinking about. Hence, she helped Nina to conceal it.

Percy let out a sigh of relief. He held Nina's hands and said in a low voice, “It's my fault. I didn't take good care of you."

Nina shook her head. She could not blame him for that.

If she were to blame someone, she only had herself to blame. She did not take good care of herself back then, and that was why she had health issues now.

Fortunately, Luca said her health could be nursed. Nina was no longer afraid.

Luke looked at the two of them. He cleared his throat and reminded them that they were not in a private space now.

Nina's face reddened. She withdrew her hands and said, “Besides, Luca gave me a prescription. My health will recover after I take the medicine."

“That's great." Percy set his worries aside.

If it were another doctor, Percy would have taken Nina to see Johann and ask him to do the check-up for her. However, it was Luca who checked on her this time, so he was assured.

The organization behind Luca was the Island of Despair. She was trained for three years on the island. The medical skills of the people on the Island of Despair, according to what Luke told Gale and Rain, were the top of the world.

Hence, Luca's skills must be good too.

Besides, based on what she had done before, Percy had confidence in her medical skills.

Percy looked at Luca and thanked her, “Dr. Craw, thank you."

“My pleasure." Luca gave him a faint smile and looked at how happy the newlyweds were. She suddenly turned to look at Luke, and only then did she realize Luke was staring at her too.

Nina turned to look at Luca and gave her a thankful smile.

Percy stood up and patted Luke's shoulder while saying, “I saw a pool table when I went upstairs. Come on, let's play a game."

Luke did not move and teased Percy instead, “Pool? Don't you have to keep your wife company?" "It's been a long time since I played. I'd like to play a game of pool." Percy turned to look at Nina and winked at her.

Nina smiled and said, "Mr. Crawford, do accompany him to play a round. He couldn't find anyone to play with him when he was abroad."

Percy loved playing pool when he was not busy with his work.

The villa they stayed in when they traveled abroad had a pool table, but no one could play with Percy.

Nina knew nothing about playing pool. That was why Percy would play pool alone sometimes.

Luke turned to look at Luca. She did not say anything. Hence, he rose to his feet and patted Percy's shoulder. "I haven't played for a while too. Let's go. The loser will buy the drinks for tonight."

"Isn't this your home? There must be a wine cellar here, yet you're asking someone else to buy drinks?" Percy asked as they made their way up the stairs together.

"If you lose, you'll pay me cash for the drinks you drink at my place at a discounted price," said Luke. Then, he added, "There must be a bet since you want to play."

"How petty. Fine. It's a deal," Percy agreed with him.

Nina listened to their conversation. Percy and Luke were talking childishly to each other like they were kids. She could not help but burst out laughing.

"Sometimes, men always have childish sides to them. They sound like children who never grew up," said Nina.

Luca nodded as she agreed with what she said.

It had been a long time since she saw this side of Luke.

Luke had always been the independent man who was the head of the family in front of the public. He was responsible for supporting T Corporation and the Crawford family.

After making sure the two men had gone upstairs, Luca looked at Nina and asked, "Are you sure you're not planning on telling Mr. Mallory that you're nursing your health to get pregnant?"

"I have a weak body. I have no idea when I'm going to get pregnant. I don't want to see Percy disappointed," Nina assured. Instead of letting Percy look forward to the birth of their child together only to end up disappointed, she would rather give him a surprise.

Luca wanted to say something but she hesitated.

Nina's health was not as bad as it seemed. It was just that the miscarriage had traumatized her, and her stressful life caused her to worry that she would be unable to get pregnant.

Fortunately, Percy and Nina eventually confessed to each other about their feelings. The two of them understood each other and were able to forgive each other. Nina's mental health had improved since then.

Nina looked at Luca. She smiled and said, "Don't worry. I'm better at dealing with great pressure now. It's just that Percy's busy with work, and I don't want him to worry about this."

Luca wanted to say if this was truly something to be worried about.

However, Nina had such thoughts, so there was nothing more Luca could say. After all, this was between the couple.

Therefore, Luca changed the subject of the conversation and asked, "By the way, did the mother and son come looking for trouble after you gave them the money?"

Although one could not legally cut off ties with family, Luca truly thought that Anna and Jean did not deserve to be Nina's mother and brother.

Hence, she used the words ‘mother and son’ to refer to them.

Nina knew who Luca was talking about right away. She smiled and said, “Everything became quiet after they took the money. They never came to disturb me again."

"Good for you." Luca nodded. However, she had a feeling that they would not give up that easily. A person’s greed could be infinite.

Even so, Anna and Jean had a large amount of money now. It was easy for them able to live comfortably as long as they did not waste or splurge their money. They would be able to live a better life than others.

However, Anna and Jean spent money extravagantly...

Luca knew it. That was why she thought it was not over yet. As their family, of course, Nina would know about that.

Nina chuckled and laughed at herself, "Previously, Ms. Anna refused to get discharged from the hospital. She would always bring up some health issues whenever the doctor mentioned getting discharged from the hospital. She would claim that she was feeling unwell and was in pain. But she immediately got discharged from the hospital once she got the money. She told the doctor that she wanted to get discharged. The doctor suggested doing a check-up on her to make sure that she was fine before she was permitted to get discharged. But she actually told the doctor that she knew her condition well and there was no need to do check-ups as there was nothing wrong with her. After that, she got discharged from the hospital right away."

Johann told Nina about this after he heard Anna’s attending physician tell him about it.

Nina felt ironic when she heard that.

Anna did not feel sorry for Nina when she spent her hard-earned money. Staying in the hospital for another day meant someone would be serving her for another day.

However, Anna was reluctant to spend a single cent of her own money. She immediately got discharged from the hospital. How laughable.

Nina grew up in the Langdon family. Her family name was Langdon too, but she was like an outsider. The mother and son treated her like their personal ATM.

Luca let out a sigh when she looked at the expression on Nina's face. She initially thought of changing the subject of the conversation, but it made Nina reminisce about her past.

Luca held Nina's hands and said, "Hey, everything's fine now. Look, they're no longer pestering you, and you're married to Mr. Mallory now. It's wonderful. You have a perfect ending now."

"Yes. It’s a perfect ending, indeed." Nina smiled. The shadow that clouded her heart went away when she heard Percy’s name.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2445-Fortunately, there was a person like him in Nina's life to soothe her pain and drive away the shadows in her life. Living a life like this was not that bad.

Nina was an easily satisfied person. It was enough for her as long as she could spend the rest of her life with Percy and live in peace.

Luca looked at the blissful smile on Nina's face, and she could not help but smile too.

She hoped Nina could live happily forever.

Luca had this feeling that even though Nina was already married to Percy, their together would not be an easy road.

Nina must continue to live happily.

The two of them talked about other stuff and chatted with each other for a while.

Two hours later, Tommy ran downstairs looking for them. He grabbed Luca's hand with one of his hands while he took Nina's hand with another hand. He said helplessly, "Ms. Luca, Ms. Nina, hurry up upstairs. Daddy and Mr. Percy are about to fight."

Luca raised her brows. Were Luke and Percy fighting with each other? She refused to believe it. That was why she did not stand up. She saw Nina stand up, then she grabbed Nina's arm and turned to look at Tommy. "What's happening upstairs?"

"Daddy and Mr. Percy said they were going to beat each other in pool. They played a few rounds of pool games and neither of them was willing to take a step back. Ms. Luca, there'll be smoke coming out of the pool table soon if they don't stop," Tommy exaggerated.

Nina heard him and sat down calmly. Fortunately, they were not actually fighting with each other.

It was normal for men to be competitive.

However, Nina could not help but feel surprised at how well Luca knew Luke.

Nina had been staying by Percy's side for so many years. She thought Percy had truly gotten into a fight with Luke when she heard the kid say that.

Tommy became anxious when he noticed that the two of them had no intention of stopping them. He asked, “Ms. Luca, Ms. Nina, aren't you afraid that they'll get into a real fight?”

Nina shook her head. She smiled and replied, "Let them fight for an outcome. They'll stop after that."

Tommy looked troubled and said, "But Lanie and I have been watching them for an hour now. They haven't figured out who's the winner yet."

Nina raised her brows. It was just a pool game, yet there had yet to be a winner after an hour?

"How's that possible?" Percy was pretty good at playing pool.

“They said they can't decide the winner with just a round. That's why they played another two rounds, but Daddy and Mr. Mallory took turns to win. There's no way they can figure out who the winner is like this..." replied Tommy.

“Don't they know about the best two out of three?" Nina asked. Even children would know that whoever got two out of three won. How could the two adults not know about it?

Not to mention that it was just a game to them.

“Oh my, I don't know either. Come on, let's go upstairs," said Tommy. He stroked his belly and said, “I'm hungry. If Daddy and Mr. Mallory won't stop playing this boring pool game, we won't be able to have dinner tonight."

"Who told you that? Ask Lanie and Rainie to come down. We'll start barbecuing now." Luca was not planning on getting involved in the competition between the two men. Then, she added, "Oh, remember to put on a few more layers to keep yourself warm."

“Okay, Ms. Luca!" Tommy's eyes brightened up.

The biggest reason why Tommy wanted Percy and Luke to stop playing was that he wanted to enjoy the barbecue as soon as possible.

He thought they would not start the barbecue if the two of them did not stop playing.

Tommy became energetic when he found out Luca was planning to start the barbecue without waiting for them to finish the competition. He could not be bothered whether they ended the competition or not.

Luca knew Otto had already placed the barbecue equipment at the gazebo after he cleaned and left them to dry under the sun.

Luca only had to add some charcoal and start a fire.

Luca rose to her feet and turned to look at Nina. She smiled and said, “Nina, put on your coat and help me to carry things out. There are too many of them. I can't carry them all myself."

Nina immediately stood up, picked up the coat beside her, put it on, and said, "Sure." novelbin

After the two of them put on their coats, they walked into the kitchen and took the marinated ingredients out of the fridge.

Nina could not help but feel surprised when she saw the ingredients. She asked, “Why did you buy so much?"

“There are many of us here. It won't be enough if I bought any less," Luca explained with a smile on her face.

“The kids can't eat that much," replied Nina. She thought they would not be able to finish the food this time.

“Just have fun and enjoy it. Besides, the remaining ingredients can be cooked for the next meal. The chicken wings and some other foods were marinated. I can make some other dishes with these ingredients," said Luca. She took the vegetables out too.

"Take these two," said Luca.

“Okay. Leave it to me." Nina picked up the two plates.

Otto walked into the kitchen. He smiled and said, “Madam, I've already started a fire in the barbecue pit. The tea and milk are still warm. And I've turned on the heater in the gazebo for you."

Luke decided to host an outdoor barbecue because he had previously told the landscaper to install a heater in the garden's gazebo. There were large glass screens around the gazebo to protect them from the winter wind. They could sit in the gazebo to barbecue and enjoy the night scenery at the same time without feeling cold.

It might look cold, but it would feel warm.

Luca unconsciously glanced at Nina. There was no unusual expression on her face.

This must be her first time hearing Otto calling her 'Madam'...

Luca thought of asking Otto to change the way he addressed him, but Luke would stop her every time she tried to tell him that. It seemed like he did it on purpose, and he was satisfied with Otto addressing

her that way.

“That's great. There's warm tea and milk and so much food. Luca, you have no idea how much I miss the taste of the food here. I've had enough of Italian and French cuisine after traveling abroad. They taste good, but I still prefer our local food. Besides, it's been a long time since I had barbecue food. Thank you." Nina looked at Luca and thanked her. She knew the barbecue dinner was hosted for her and Percy to welcome them back.

"Then you should have more tonight." Luca picked up another two plates of beef ribs and said to Otto, "Mr. Muller, please help to carry some."

"Okay." Otto picked up the plates filled with vegetables and headed to the garden with Luca and Nina.

The garden was covered with a layer of snow. The snowfall this time around was not as heavy as it was during the winter, but the temperature was sub-zero.

They walked into the gazebo. Nina placed the plates on the table and said, "I didn't expect it to still be snowing when it's already springtime. Besides, it's freezing out here.

"Climate change is getting serious now. It's normal," said Luca as she took the plates from Otto and placed them on the table. Then, she reminded, "Mr. Muller, please head to the wine cellar and bring a bottle of wine here. We'll have."

Luca paused for a moment. She wanted to decant the wine as soon as possible. That way, Luke and Percy would be able to have some drinks after they finished playing.

However, what kind of wine would they prefer today?

"Please ask Mr. Crawford and Mr. Mallory and find out what they'd like to drink," said Luca.

Otto nodded. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. Young Master Luke and Mr. Mallory have already picked their wine."

Nina asked with curiosity, "Are they drinking something expensive?"

"Yes. It's from the wine collection that has been kept in the wine cellar for years. You might not be able to find it in the market even if you can afford it," replied Otto. The wine was meant to be tasted and drunk. They kept it only to make it taste better with age.

That was why even though the wine was expensive, people would still drink it.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2446-Nina smacked her tongue. She could not help but mumble, “The two of them are truly prodigal."

"Wine is meant to be drunk. Of course, it's perfect to enjoy a glass of good wine during happy times. Besides, Mr. Crawford and Mr. Mallory are people who can afford the wine," said Luca with a smile. She shot a glance at Otto and nodded at him.

Otto nodded and left.

Nina could not help but exclaim, "That makes sense."

"Are you worried that there'll be a dent in Mr. Mallory's wallet?" Luca could not help but tease her. She picked up the cattail leaf fan and fanned the grill so that the charcoal could burn evenly.

Luca turned on the ventilating fan in the gazebo too. It was to prevent the concentration of carbon monoxide from getting too high.

Luca would not have chosen a charcoal grill if it were not for the kids who wanted to try the traditional way of barbecuing.

Nina blushed. She immediately shook her head and said, "No. Stop talking nonsense."

"You're blushing. Even so, you're Mrs. Mallory now. It's normal for you to be worried about Mr. Mallory's expenses." Luca smiled. She saw the three kids holding hands together and walking toward them when she looked up.

Luca pushed the glass door open and said, "Hurry up. Come in."

"Wow. It's a feast." Tommy was the first to come in. He could not help but cheer happily when he saw the food placed on the table.

After Lanie and Rainie came in, Luca asked, "We can start barbecuing. What would you like to have?"

"I'd like to have barbecued chicken wings," Tommy spoke first.

Luca took two chicken wings and looked at Lanie and Rainie.

"Ms. Luca, I'd like to have steak," said Rainie.

"Okay. What about Lanie?" Luca picked up the steak Rainie wanted to eat. Then, she asked Lanie.

Lanie was the eldest brother. He always let his younger brother and sister choose first. It made Luca cherish him more for being sensible.

"I'll have some ribs. Ms. Luca, can I barbecue them myself?" Lanie asked.

"Of course. Ribs for you. Here you go," replied Luca. She handed Lanie take some ribs. "If you'd like to barbecue the food yourself, just grab anything you'd like to eat."

"Thank you, Ms. Luca." Lanie took the plate of ribs from her. He sat on a chair and placed the ribs on the grill. Then, he looked at Nina and said, "Ms. Nina, what would you like to have? I'll help you grill them."

“Thank you, but I can do it myself,” replied Nina. She picked up the chicken wings and placed them on the grill.

When Tommy and Rainie saw Lanie grilling the food himself, they wanted to grill the food themselves too. They took the ingredients from Luca, sat down, and began to grill their food.

Luca was overwhelmed with mixed feelings when she saw that.

Her kids had grown up.

Barbecuing was all about enjoying the fun of grilling your own food.

Luca picked up a piece of steak, sat down, and placed it on the grill.

Luke's favorite food was probably still steak. He did not have to spit out any bones or eat with his hands.

On the second floor of the villa.

Luke finally won two consecutive rounds.

Percy was unconvinced as he cried out, "One more. You're just lucky."

"Again? Your wife would've finished her dinner if we play another round," said Luke. He walked toward the window wall and stared at the garden.

He could see what was happening in the garden gazebo.

The others were already barbecuing there.

"What do you mean?" Percy walked toward the window wall and noticed that Nina and the others were already barbecuing. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "They started barbecuing without telling us?"

"It was to satisfy your desire to win." Luke placed the cue stick on the table and said, "You lost. I'm going down for dinner now."

He believed Luca had already grilled some food for him.

"Fine. I lost. It's not like I can't afford the wine," Percy replied unconcernedly.

Percy did not play with Luke for the sake of deciding who would be paying for the wine. He only wanted to play with Luke and learn some skills from him.

The two of them came to the garden.

Tommy saw them and said, "Daddy and Mr. Percy have finished playing."

Luca turned around and looked behind her. Luke and Percy were walking toward them. She used a pair of poultry shears to cut the cooked steak into smaller pieces.

"Are these for Mr. Crawford?" Nina asked. She placed all the grilled chicken wings on a plate.

Luca looked at Nina's gesture. She smiled and asked, "Are these for Mr. Mallory?"

Nina's face reddened.

Luke and Percy walked into the gazebo. Each of them voluntarily walked toward the women they loved and sat down beside them.

Luca handed Luke the plate filled with the steak bites and asked, "Mr. Crawford, would you like to have some steak bites?"

"Yes. Thank you." Luke took it from her and shot Percy a dirty look.

Nina handed Percy the plate filled with chicken wings.

The two of them ended in a draw.

Tommy rolled his eyes and after he took a bite of the chicken wing. He asked, “Daddy, who's the winner?"

"I won." Luke smiled.

Percy let out a snort and said querulously, "That's because you cheated. You wouldn't have won if we played another two rounds."

"Just accept the fact that you lost. Stop whining." Luke took a bite of the steak bites Luca had prepared for him. A blissful feeling overflowed in his heart.

The food Luca grilled for him tasted heavenly good.

"Let's continue tomorrow," Percy said with dissatisfaction.

"I'm unavailable tomorrow." Luke rejected him without a second thought.

"Why? Are you afraid?" Percy goaded.

"I'm going to scope out the ancestral hall." Luke was not afraid. He did not forget what the old master had assigned him to do.

Since he was already here, he might as well just complete his mission.

"Why are you going there?"

"The ancestral hall needs to be reconstructed. I've been assigned to design it," explained Luke. He glanced at the table and realized there was no wine on it. Then, he asked Luca, "Aren't we having some wine?"

"Mr. Muller has already decanted the wine," answered Luca. She put down the food she was about to grill and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Luke grabbed her hand.

"Didn't you ask for the wine? Let me go take a look at it." Luca withdrew her hand and caught a glimpse of the opposite direction out of the corner of her eyes.

"I'm not in a hurry. He'll send the wine here after it's decanted," said Luke. He put down his plate and asked her, "What would you like to have? Let me grill it for you."

"It's okay. I can handle it myself." Luca randomly picked some ingredients and began grilling the food.

"You'll be the one designing the building? No way. Perhaps it'll become another attraction in X City after the reconstruction is done. It's going to attract a lot of people," said Percy.

There were many architectural designers in T Corporation, but their achievements were not as good as Luke's.

Luke could still depend on his capabilities and shine in the architectural industry even if he was not working at T Corporation.

If he was not running T Corporation and had more free time, he would have had a lot more achievements in the architectural industry.

Luke would only design things himself when there were some international architecture competitions and some other big projects. He would leave the other projects to his company's architects.

If Luke were to design the reconstruction of the ancestral hall...

Percy could foresee large crowds coming in and out of the ancestral hall at that time.

“The old master made a promise," said Luke. Fortunately, the area of the ancestral hall was not that big. It would not be difficult for him to come up with a design.

The features of X City had to be included in the design of the ancestral hall. Luke had already figured out the features of X City when he was designing the villa back then.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2447-Luca heard what Luke said and turned to look at him. Her heart skipped a beat as she asked, “Mr. Crawford, are you going to scope out the location tomorrow?"

"Yes. I'll try my best to come up with a design," said Luke as he spread a layer of BBQ sauce on the grilled meat.

"Do you mind taking me along with you when you're going there? I'm interested in such things," said Luca. Although she had learned many things over the past few years, it seemed like architectural design was still her favorite.

She would like to participate in the process of designing the ancestral hall.

Even though she could not show that she knew architectural design in front of Luke, at least she could show that she was interested in it.

"Sure." Luke agreed to it. Then, he turned around to look at Percy and Nina, "Mrs. Mallory, do you have any plans tomorrow?"

Luke addressing Nina as ‘Mrs. Mallory' made Nina's face turn red again. It took a while for the redness on her cheek to go away.

Although she had already registered her marriage with Percy, it was her first time hearing someone calling her like that.

Not to mention that it was Luke...

"Mr. Crawford, stop teasing me. You can call me by my name," Nina quickly replied.

"No way. Mrs. Mallory sounds good. That's what he'll call you in the future. It's pleasing to the ears," Percy continued.

Nina gently nudged Percy's hand with her elbow and said, "You'd better eat your dinner."

"Honey, here's the chicken wing I grilled for you. Have a taste of it. Does it taste good?" Percy said with a hint of flattery in his voice as he handed the chicken wing he grilled to Nina.

Nina took a bite and furrowed her brows.

"How is it?" It was the first time Percy grilled a chicken wing himself. The Mallory family seldom hosted barbecue dinners like this. Besides, Percy did not like eating grilled food. That was why he seldom had the chance to barbecue.

Nina's features were contorted.

Percy frowned and said, "Does it taste bad? That's impossible. I watched Lanie and the others grill it like this."

Lanie could no longer stand it as he reminded Percy, “Mr. Percy, maybe the chicken wing isn't fully cooked yet."

"Really?" Percy frowned. The skin of the chicken wing was burnt.

"It's not fully cooked..." Nina showed Percy the chicken wing. It was still a little red on the bone.

Percy grabbed the chicken wing from her and threw it in the trash bin. Then, he said, "Stop eating it. I'll grill another one for you."

Nina looked at the man who had never done something like this but was fumbling to grill a chicken wing for her. She suddenly thought it was amusing. Then, she stopped him and said, "It's okay. Let me do it."

"Then what should I do?" Percy mumbled in her ears. He did not expect his first attempt to grill a chicken wing to fail.

Nina noticed Otto was bringing the decanted wine over. He was walking toward them. She said, "Have a drink and wait for your food."

"Okay." Percy felt helpless. He was not good at cooking. His gaze fell on Luke. Luke was grilling the food seriously. Hence, he poured a glass of wine and handed it to him. "Here. Have a drink."

"Thanks." Luke took the wine glass from him. He took a sip of the wine and placed it on the table.

"It's nothing. It's your wine." Percy took a sip of the wine. It was indeed good.

No one had lived in the mansion for a long time, but Luke stored so many good wines here. If no one drank them, was he planning to keep them and only drink them when he was old?

Luke raised his brows and reminded Percy, "You'll be paying for the wine."

"..." Percy was flabbergasted. Based on what Luke said, he should be thanking him for the wine.

Nina handed Percy the grilled steak and said, "Here's your food."

"Honey, you're still the best," Percy whined.

Luca looked at their interaction and exclaimed. Love could truly change someone.

Luca looked at the way Percy treated Nina now and recalled how impressive he was when he picked up a weapon and wiped out the Island of Despair back then. She could not believe he was the same person.

"Don't say those things in front of the kids," Nina blushed and replied to him. Since Nina got married to him, she seemed to be blushing a lot.

Moreover, after they registered their marriage, Percy had gotten even clingier.

"What are you afraid of? Luke's kids can handle these sorts of stuff well," said Percy unconcernedly.

The three kids quietly grilled their food. They did not retort Percy's words.

Nina shook his head. Look at how wild Percy was. Was he still the noble young master of the Mallory family?

She turned to look at Luke and asked, "Mr. Crawford, what were you saying just now?"

"If you don't have anything planned, would you mind helping us to take care of our kids?" Luke said.

Tommy heard Luke and before Nina could say anything, he asked, "Daddy, can't you take us along with you?"

"It's inconvenient for me to do so," replied Luke. Not only was he going to the ancestral hall to scope out the area, but there were many things he had to measure. There were some measuring tools and drawing tools in his car trunk.

"Daddy, Ms. Luca is coming with you. Please take us..." Tommy acted cute, trying to persuade Luke to bring them along with him.

"There's no room for discussion."

Tommy looked at Luke and mumbled, "Daddy, Mr. Percy and Ms. Nina are enjoying their honeymoon now. How can you leave your kids to them? We'll be intruding!"

"Pfft." Percy could not help but snort when he heard what the kid said. "Luke, your son is truly talented."

Luke looked at his son. He could feel the cold sweat on his forehead as he said, "If they're going out, the three of you should stay in the villa and I'll ask Mr. Muller to take care of you. I'll bring you out after

I've finished scoping the area."

Luca could help him if she went with him.

However, what could the children do if they went there with him?

Were they going to play and run around in the ancestral hall? People could come into the ancestral hall. If something happened to the kids or some people intended to harm them, Luke would not be able to be there for them.

"Daddy's going to work." Although Rainie would like to go with them, she understood that it would be troublesome for their father to bring them along as he was going there to work.

Luke used to bring Lanie and Rainie along with him to work back then. Sometimes, they would even head to the construction site.

Luke would have to find someone to look after them when they were at the site. He had to make sure they were far away from the construction site. He never allowed them to enter.

It was dangerous.

Tommy refused to give up. He turned to look at Lanie and said, "Lanie, don't you want to go along too?

I heard that it's going to be fun at the ancestral hall."

"What's so interesting about a place that's going to be reconstructed? I'd prefer to stay at home," Lanie said in a cool and chilled manner.

Tommy had no choice but to shut up. His brother and sister were not siding with him. He knew it was hopeless.

Nina looked at the kids and spoke, "Mr. Crawford, we're not planning to go anywhere tomorrow. Leave the kids to us. We can look after them."

"Luke, don't you think you should give me a bottle of wine to thank me for taking care of your kids?" Percy had no problem taking care of the kids. After all, the three kids were more obedient than other kids, and they were not naughty at all.

"You'll have to thank me for giving you the chance to learn," Luke took a sip of the wine and said calmly.

"Huh?" Percy could not understand what he meant.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2448-"I'm giving you the chance to learn how to take care of the kids," explained Luke.

Percy and Nina were married. The two of them would have a baby soon.

It finally dawned on Percy. He nodded and looked at Nina while pretending to put on a stern expression. He said, "Looks like we've got a lot to learn."

"We haven't even held a wedding ceremony. Don't even think of it," Nina smiled and pretended to reject him.

It did not matter to her whether Percy held a wedding ceremony for her or not. She once imagined herself putting on a wedding dress to marry the man she loved when she was in high school back then.

However, she realized that it was difficult for them to hold a wedding ceremony. That was why she would not expect too much as long as she could stand beside him legitimately. She was already satisfied with that.

"We'll hold a wedding ceremony after the New Year," Percy promised her. Although the Mallory family did not allow them to be together, Percy could still hold a wedding ceremony for her.

Sometimes, there was no need to hold a grand wedding ceremony. It was the thought that counted.

"I'm just joking. I'm still nursing my health and taking medicine. Let's talk about having a baby next time." Nina was shocked when she heard that he was going to hold a wedding ceremony.

Nina had not forgotten how the Mallory family reacted when they got engaged at the church last time.

An engagement ceremony was as simple as making an appointment with the priest.

However, a wedding ceremony was different from that.

They could not get married right away after making an appointment with the church. No matter how small the wedding ceremony was, they would have to prepare a few things.

"Okay. Anything you say. But it's a must to hold the wedding ceremony." Percy promised her in front of Luke and Luca. They would be his witnesses.

Even though something was holding Nina back, she could not say anything in front of the others when Percy insisted on doing so. Hence, she nodded and replied, "Okay."

Luca could sense something was wrong with Nina, and she kept it in mind. She shot a glance at Percy.

It seemed like Percy did not notice it.

Sure enough, the IQ of a man who was madly in love would be on the decline.

The barbecue ended around 10:30 at night.

Tommy stroked his round belly, looked at Luca satisfyingly, and said, "Ms. Luca, it's fun to have a barbecue. I enjoyed the food."

"Really? Let's have a barbecue again when we have the chance to do so in the future," replied Luca. She knew the kids seldom had the chance to have such activities. She smiled and promised Tommy.

Tommy behaved like he had learned something new. He refused to let Luca help him. He grilled his food and helped the others barbecue their food too.

Besides, Tommy was much better at grilling food than Percy was.

It was already 11 o'clock after they cleaned the place up.

Luca and Nina headed upstairs together.

“Luca, do you think he's really going to hold a wedding ceremony for me?" Nina was anxious. She unconsciously asked Luca when they were making their way up the stairs.

"You know Mr. Mallory better than anyone else. He won't let you down," said Luca.

Any woman would feel aggrieved if they got married without a wedding ceremony.

After all, most women looked forward to putting on a wedding dress since they were young. They would wait until they grew up and met the right man. Then, they would wear a wedding dress and get married to him.

Nina had been dreaming of this day.

Luca still remembered that Nina could not take her eyes off the haute couture wedding dresses in the magazine when she read it back then. She swore that she would save some money to make her very own wedding dress.

That way, even if her future husband was not wealthy, she would be able to wear her favorite wedding dress and get married to him.

That was her dream, and Percy would certainly fulfill it for her.

"But given the situation now, it's not a good idea to hold a wedding ceremony," replied Nina.

They had secretly gotten married to each other. If they were to hold a wedding ceremony now, it would be telling everyone in the Mallory family that they were married.

Although there was no way they could deny that Percy and Nina were legally married, there were many other things that they could do.

"Believe in Mr. Mallory. He'll deal with it. Besides, you're not alone now. You have the Crawford family to back you up. Old Master Crawford has acknowledged you as his god-granddaughter. He'd have to protect you no matter what happens. If the Mallory family makes a move on you, you can mention the old master's name. The Mallory family has to show respect to the Crawford family," Luca analyzed the situation for her.

Nina could only take it one step at a time. She had already become a couple with Percy. Hence, Nina would not be fighting alone for every step she took next.

"Okay. I'll stand by his side no matter what happens," said Nina. Even if the path ahead was tough, she would keep moving forward courageously.

"I'm lucky to have you around so you can give me advice. Otherwise, I would argue with Percy when we got back to our bedroom later," Nina smiled and said.

The two of them had been arguing over the Mallory family and their relationship many times.

Although it would not affect their feelings for each other, it was indeed tiring after each argument.

"Enjoy your married life," said Luca. That was why Luke arranged their bedroom to be on the west wing of the villa.

There were two bedrooms on the west side of the villa. The other room was empty.

Hence, no one would be disturbing them.

The two of them came upstairs. Nina pointed in the direction of the west corridor and said, "I'm going back to my bedroom first."

"Okay." Luca nodded. She returned to the master bedroom too.

Luca did not push the door open right away when she arrived at the bedroom door. She shot a glance at the corridor on the west.

Nina did not turn around to look at her.

Luca pushed the door open and walked into the master bedroom.

Luke was tidying his toolbox. He had to bring all the measuring tools along with him tomorrow as he would have to measure the area.

"Mr. Crawford, do you need my help?" Luca looked at the tools she was familiar with in the toolbox.

She used to depend on these tools to catch up with Luke.

"I've almost finished packing," said Luke. He put the drawing sheet into the toolbox and closed it

"Go clean yourself up. We're setting off early tomorrow." Luke put the box behind the door and said to Luca.

Luke did not bring his team along to measure the area this time. Even if Luca helped him, it would take a long time for the two of them to measure the area of the ancestral hall.

"Okay. I'll take a shower first." Luca picked up her pajamas and headed to the bathroom.

She took a quick shower considering that Luke would want to take a shower too. Then, she walked out of the bathroom. Luke was sitting on his office chair, replying to emails.

"Mr. Crawford, it's your turn to take a shower," reminded Luca.

Luke would not be able to endure the smell of barbecue on his clothes.

"Okay." Luke clicked on the send button. Then, he picked up his pajamas and strolled into the bathroom.

Luca had just come out of the bathroom. The bathroom was filled with steam and mist. Luke hung his clothes and washed the smell off his body.

Luca sat on the bed. Her heart pounded faster uncontrollably as she listened to the splashing sound of the water in the bathroom.

The kids would not be coming over tonight...

Luke would not let her go easily in the still of the night.

Luca lay down on the bed at the thought of this. She hid under the blanket and pulled the blanket over her head, covering the redness on her face.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2449-Luke walked out of the bathroom to see Luca hiding under the blanket like an ostrich.

He could not even see her head.

Luke chuckled and asked, "Isn't it hard to breathe under the blanket?"

It was suffocating.

Luca could hear her heart pounding fast under the blanket. She was nervous, like a child who was about to do something bad. She could not get used to it.

Luke noticed that she was pretending to sleep, so he said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you tonight."

They had work to do tomorrow, and Luca had to help him. If he indulged himself tonight, she would be tired tomorrow.

Luke could not bear to see her tired.

Luca slowly stuck out her head and looked at him, "Is that true?"

"I've never lied to you," said Luke. He picked up the hair dryer and dried his hair.

Luca listened to the whirring sound of the hairdryer. It reminded her of the past.

Luke would not let her go that easily.

However, it seemed like Luke would still succeed in conquering her heart when she tried to push him away every time.

Luca found a comfortable sleeping position and lay down on the bed. She listened to the sound of the hairdryer and recalled the intimacy they shared back then. Her face turned slightly red.

Luke's hair was short, and it only took him a while to dry his hair.

He put the hairdryer back and lay down on the bed.

Luca could feel the warmth of his body leaning close to her. She could not help but tense up. Then, she felt his palm crossing her waist before she was pulled into his arms.

"You're tensing up." She could hear Luke's breath in her ears. "Why are you so nervous?"

"No, I'm not. Good night," replied Luca. She thought of reaching out to turn off the lights.

Luke held Luca's hand that was reaching out of the blanket and said, "Let me do it."

Then, he reached out and turned off the lights.

Darkness fell upon the room.

Luke's hand was on her waist, and with her leaning against him, it made her feel secure.

Luca slept through the night without dreaming. Luke told her that he would not do anything to her, and he kept his word.

The man beside her was already awake when Luca woke up the next day.

Luca habitually listened to the noises around her to check if anyone was in the bathroom. After making sure no one was in the bathroom, she picked up her phone lazily and glanced at the time. It was still early.

She headed downstairs after freshening herself up.

Percy, Nina, and the kids were still asleep. Luke sat at the dining table, reading the local magazine.

Luca walked toward him. She noticed the magazine in Luke's hands was on the traditional customs and practices in X City.

“Mr. Crawford, are you trying to understand the culture of X City?" asked Luca.

"Yes." Luke had asked the butler to get him two local magazines that were on the customs and cultures.

Although Luke's ancestors had settled in X City, he was born in A City.

Hence, he did not know much about the customs here.

The ancestral hall was related to the local cultures and religions. That was why he wanted to know more about the customs here before he started designing.

Otto walked toward them and said respectfully, "Good morning, Young Master Luke. Good morning, Madam. The kitchen has finished preparing breakfast. Would you like to have your breakfast now?"

"Yes, please. Thank you." Luca nodded. She dispelled the thought of asking Otto to stop calling her 'Madam'.

Luke would interrupt her if he heard that.

"Should I wake the kids up?" Otto asked.

"It's okay. Let the kids sleep for a while more." Luke closed the magazine, rose to his feet, and said, "We're going out to work today. They'll be staying in the villa."

"Okay. I got it." Otto smiled and nodded.

After Luke and Luca had their breakfast, they set off to the ancestral hall.

It was a 20-minute drive from the villa to the ancestral hall. After Luke drove out of the Crawford Ancestral Home, Luca glanced at the people who were standing outside. She could not help but shake her head.

"What's the matter?" Luke asked.

"It's still the New Year holidays, right? They don't look like they're celebrating New Year when they keep coming here," said Luca. She was talking about the people wandering outside the wall.

When Otto told her that there was a display board out there, it aroused Luca's curiosity and she wanted to take a look at it.

However, she gave up the thought of looking at it when she saw the crowd.

"Holidays are the best time for architects to visit and look at various kinds of architectural designs. Plus, Influencers never get to enjoy their holidays." Luke was being honest.

“But there are so many people..." Luca looked at those people. Some of them even picked up a selfie stick and did a live stream under the snow.

She could not understand them.

"It's normal to have so many people out here as they're not allowed to go in. Besides.." Luke paused for a moment.

Luca turned to look at him with curiosity and asked, "Besides?"

"The Crawford Ancestral Home won some awards. Be it the architectural design or the courtyard and interior design, the place has won all sorts of awards," said Luke.

Luca was surprised. Luke had never mentioned it to her.

An ancestral home that won so many awards. That explained why so many people came here.

Sure enough, holidays were the best time for the designers who strived to gain higher achievements to gain inspiration.

It was difficult for a building to win three such awards.

"Are they international awards?" Luca carefully asked. Although it was difficult to gain such an achievement, it seemed not too hard if it was Luke's work.

Even though Luke was an architect, he knew a lot about other stuff.

"Yes." Luke nodded.

Luca smiled. Since Luke had brought up those awards to her, they must be internationally recognized awards. After all, he had already won many local awards.

Luca made a wild guess and asked, "Is it the Pritzker Architecture Prize.."

"Bingo. You're smart. Let me reward you with something. What would you like to have for lunch?" Luke asked.

He was planning to have lunch with Luca outside so that they did not have to come back and forth.

Luca did not know whether she should laugh or cry when she heard him telling her that he was going to reward her like he was rewarding a kid. She said, "Mr. Crawford, are you sure we have time to enjoy some good food? We can just order takeouts."

"We might have some time," said Luke.

"The two of us will be measuring everything and recording the data ourselves. We don't have so much time." said Luca. If they took a day to finish the foundation work, they might have to work until midnight.

Judging from Luke's workaholic personality, he would not be distracted when he was at work. He would not waste his time on other things either.

Luke raised his brows and said, "Trust me."

"Okay. I believe you. Let's have some seafood, then. I heard that there's a seafood restaurant nearby where we can get takeouts from. Mr. Muller told me that their business is doing well too. We can order takeouts," said Luca. She had already asked Otto yesterday.

She knew Luke was a picky eater.

They would not have time to hunt for good restaurants too. That was why Luca asked Otto about the restaurants that were open during this period that served good food while providing takeouts too.

Luke could not help but exclaim when he heard her last sentence. “It seems like you've done some homework."

"As your assistant, I thought I should figure out these things in advance. Am I right?" Luca said playfully.

"I think I'll have to fire Mr. Doyle, then," Luke replied with a calm voice when he heard Luca tease him playfully

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2450-“Mr. Doyle didn't do anything wrong." Luca knew Luke was joking. Her lips curled up into a smile.

She liked relaxed and happy conversations like this.

"I don't need anyone as long as you're here," said Luke. Luca was more important than anyone else.

Luca's face reddened. She could sense the hidden meaning in Luke's words. Then, she touched her face. She could feel her face burning. She turned to look at the streets, and only then did she realize they had passed by an ancestral hall.

"Mr. Crawford, isn't that the ancestral hall?" Luca asked. She glanced at the navigation to make sure that the ancestral hall she saw was their destination.

"Yes. I'm looking for the parking lot," replied Luke.

The main road outside the ancestral hall was a two-way street. They could not park their car here, and there were no parking lots in the ancestral hall either.

There happened to be a parking lot a couple of hundred feet away. Luke parked the car there. After he got out of the car, he opened his car trunk and took his tools out.

Luke brought many tools, and Luca helped him to pick up one of the measuring tools.

"Let me carry it." Luke was unwilling to tire Luca out even though she used to do such things back then.

"I'm your assistant today. Let me carry it. Besides, it's not heavy at all," replied Luca. She was not a weak person back then, and neither was she now.

She could do what a man could do, and she did not need any help.

Luke picked up the rest of the tools, and the two of them slowly walked in the direction of the ancestral hall.

It was late. Some villagers who stayed nearby had already come out. They gave Luke and Luca peculiar looks when they saw them.

Luke and Luca ignored the way they looked at them.

They came to the ancestral hall. The chief of the village was waiting for them as they had informed him in advance.

The village chief saw them carrying so many things. He quickly asked the young people beside him to help carry the things for Luke and Luca.

He came forward, looked at Luke with a smile on his face, and said, "You must be Luke. Old Master Crawford has already informed me. Thank you for agreeing to design the reconstruction of the ancestral hall for us."

“It's Crawfords’ ancestral hall. It’s my job," Luke’s voice was cold, but he did not give the village chief an attitude.

After all, the old master offered to take the job. As Old Master Crawford's grandson, he had to complete the job on his behalf.

"I’m glad you agreed to help. At least we can save some budget for the design fees. Thank you, Luke." The village chief deliberately said so to make sure that it was free of charge.

"No problem." Luke put down the toolbox and looked around the ancestral hall that was in front of him.

"By the way, this is Brian, and he’s Austin. They’re the students who are studying architecture in our village. I knew you’d be coming to measure the area today, so they came to learn from you and help

you out," the village chief introduced the two young men who stood beside him.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Crawford," Brian was a little too excited. He was a second-year university student and he knew who Luke was.

His professors called Luke a genius architect. However, this genius had to run a multinational corporation. That was why he did not have many architectural works in this industry.

However, every work he designed was a masterpiece.

"Nice to meet you," Luke replied in a cold voice. He looked at his surroundings. The ancestral hall was in ruins. If it was left here like that, it might end up collapsing.

It was dangerous. That was why the village chief wanted to reconstruct it.

What the village chief said proved that Luke was right about it.

"The construction of the ancestral hall is unsafe. Many people would come here to show their respects to their ancestors during the festive seasons. If the building collapses, it might cause deadly accidents. If we don't reconstruct it, the fire department will close the building. I was left with no choice. That's why I thought of asking you to come over and redesign the building. I'd like the ancestral hall to have features of X City with some characteristics of the Crawford family. I wonder if Old Master Crawford mentioned it to you before?"

"Yes, he did," replied Luke. The village chief had told the old master what he wanted.

He wanted the ancestral hall to become a building like the Crawford Ancestral Home, an iconic building in X City. That way, the ancestral hall could be open to the public as a tourist attraction and it would be able to generate some income for the village.

"I’m glad he told you," said the village chief with a smile on his face. Old Master Crawford had already told Luke. At least he did not have to repeat himself.

Luke said, "I’m going to start measuring now."

"Okay. I’ll leave you to it," said the village chief. He did not know anything about architecture, so he sent two students who were studying architecture to help him out.

Austin sized Luke up for a moment. He was a first-year university student. He agreed to help when the village chief asked him to.

After all, he wanted to gain more experience so that his resume would look better in the future.

However, the man in front of him...

Austin looked at Luke’s handsome face. This man looked classy, and he showed elegance in his gestures. Was he truly an architect?

Austin pulled Brian aside when he saw Luke putting the box on the floor and taking the tools out.

"Brian, let's go. I don't think we're going to learn anything from this man," said Austin.

Brian looked at him in surprise and asked, “Don't you know who he is?” "The village chief introduced him just now. He's some owner of a corporation. Isn't it ridiculous for an owner of a corporation to do architectural designing?” Austin mocked. He wanted to learn something, but what could he learn from this wealthy man?

Was he going to learn how to spend money extravagantly and mess around with women?

He even brought a beautiful woman with him... Was he thinking of having a companion when he was lonely?

Brian explained to Austin after he heard how dismissive he sounded, "It's T Corporation. Your lecturer will tell you who he is when you proceed to your second year."

"Nah.."

"Stop doing that. Just leave if you don't want to do this. Explain it to the village chief yourself. Listen, the famous ancestral home in our village was designed by Mr. Crawford. He's the main designer. That building won a few international awards. You probably know about that. It was his and his team's efforts. Besides, it's not like the owner of an architectural design company wouldn't know anything about architecture. He's been busy running his company. That's why he doesn't have many architectural works. But a lack of architectural work doesn't mean he's not capable of doing it. A capable architect doesn't need to need so much architectural work to prove himself," said Brian.

This was what Brian's lecturer told him. After all, architecture was the art of designing buildings. It was the quality that mattered in art.

Austin immediately took his phone out to search online when he heard Brian say that.

Luca, who was helping Luke to arrange his tools, could vaguely hear their discussion. She could not help but feel amused.

Luke's good-looking face was indeed deceiving.

Those who did not know him would only see him as a useless rich heir.

However, no matter whether it was in terms of architectural design or running the company, Luke was the best at it.